He
Knows How We Were Made
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me,
bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his
benefits – who forgives all your iniquity, who heals
all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with
steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good as long as you live so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are
oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay
us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so
great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is
from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. As a father has
compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.
For he knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust.
As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish
like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and
its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from
everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to
children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his
commandments.
The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and
his kingdom rules over all. Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones
who do his bidding, obedient to his spoken word. Bless the LORD, all his hosts,
his ministers that do his will. Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of
his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul.
Psalm 103:1-22
We often take God’s blessing for granted until they are
taken from us. Then we recognize how important even the most common gifts of
God really are. The psalmist knew he couldn’t remember all of God’s benefits to
him. He was distressed that he might forget them all, so he took his sluggish
soul in hand, and urged it to consider at least some of the good gifts God gave
to him. Because God’s goodness is as constant as the sun, we are in danger of
forgetting what He showers on us each day. If we count our blessings one by
one, we will never get finished. Try to jot down a list of 10 to 20 gifts God
gives us each day, and something will happen to your
heart. If you want to be rich, count all
the things you have that money can’t buy.
Our Daily Bread –